The Composite Budget of the Bawku Municipal Assembly for the 2016 Fiscal Year
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REPUBLIC OF GHANA THE COMPOSITE BUDGET OF THE BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2016 FISCAL YEAR BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page 1 For Copies of this MMDA’s Composite Budget, please contact the address below: The Coordinating Director, Bawku Municipal Assembly Upper East Region This 2016 Composite Budget is also available on the internet at: www.mofep.gov.gh or www.ghanadistricts.com Contents Background .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Location .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mission Statement .................................................................................................................................. 6 Structure of the Assembly ..................................................................................................................... 6 Traditional Authority ............................................................................................................................... 6 Size of Population ................................................................................................................................... 7 Household Size ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Economy of the Municipality ..................................................................................................................... 7 Agriculture and Agro-processing .......................................................................................................... 7 Manufacturing/ Light Industries ........................................................................................................... 9 BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page 2 Education Sector ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Health Sector ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Water ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Road Network ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Energy .................................................................................................................................................... 11 Transport ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Performance of the 2015 Budget ........................................................................................................... 11 Financial Performance .......................................................................................................................... 11 Performance of IGF .............................................................................................................................. 12 Transfers from Government of Ghana............................................................................................... 12 Donor Transfers .................................................................................................................................... 13 Expenditure of the Assembly .............................................................................................................. 14 Non-Financial Performance ..................................................................................................................... 14 School Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................... 14 Financial Assistance .............................................................................................................................. 14 Capitation Grant .................................................................................................................................... 14 Ghana School Feeding Programme .................................................................................................... 15 Intervention for the Vulnerable .......................................................................................................... 15 National Health Insurance Scheme .................................................................................................... 15 LEAP ........................................................................................................................................................ 15 NBSSI/BAC ............................................................................................................................................. 16 UNFPA .................................................................................................................................................... 16 35. Challenges ....................................................................................................................................... 17 36. OUTLOOK OF 2016 BUDGET ............................................................................................................ 18 KEY FOCUS AREAS OF 2016 BUDGET ............................................................................................... 19 The Highlights of the Budget .............................................................................................................. 20 Education ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Good Governance ................................................................................................................................. 20 Water and Sanitation Management ................................................................................................... 20 Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................. 21 Public Education .................................................................................................................................... 21 Health ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page 3 TABLES Table 1: three year Financial performance of Internally Generated Fund (IGF)…………12 Table 2: Indicate the analysis of revenue inflows from GOG……………………………………13 Table 3: Indicate the performance of revenue inflows from Donors…………………………13 Table 4: indicate the expenditure pattern of the Assembly from 2013 -2015…………….14 Table 5: Projects implemented in 2015 and their impact…………………………………………16 Table 6: Revenue Projection For 2016…………………………………………………………………..18 Table 7: Projected Expenditure For 2016……………………………………………………………….19 BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page 4 Introduction 1. Section 92 (3) of the Local Government Act (Act 462) envisages the implementation of the Composite Budget System under which the budgets of the Departments of the Assemblies are to be integrated into the budgets of the District Assemblies. The District Composite Budgeting System would achieve the following amongst others: Ensure that public funds follows functions and it will give meaning to the transfer of staff from the Civil Service to the Local Government Service; Establish an effective integrated budgeting system which supports intended goals, expectation and performance of government; Deepen the uniform approach to planning, budgeting, financial reporting and auditing; Facilitate harmonized development and introduce fiscal prudence in the management of public funds at the MMDA level. 2. In 2011, Government directed all Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies (MMDAs) to prepare Composite Budget, which integrates departments under Schedule one of the Local Government (Departments of the District Assemblies) Act, L.I. 1961. This policy initiative was to upscale implementation of fiscal decentralization and ensures that utilization of all public resources at the local level take place in an efficient, effective, transparent and accountable manner for improved service delivery. 3. The Composite Budget of the Bawku Municipal Assembly for the 2016 Fiscal Year has been prepared from the 2016 Annual Action Plan lifted from 2014 – 2017 DMTDP which is aligned to the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda (GSGDA) (2014-2017). The main thrust of the Budget is to accelerate the growth of the District Economy to improve upon the lives of the people. BAWKU MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY Page 5 Background 4. Bawku Municipal Assembly is one of the three Municipalities in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Bawku District Assembly was upgraded to a Municipal status in 2004 by L.I 1798. However due to the carving out of two Districts from the Municipality in 2012, a new legislative Instrument L.I 2144 was enacted redefining the geographical boundaries of the Municipality. Location 5. The Bawku Municipality is located approximately between in the North-Eastern part of the Region. The Municipal boundaries fall within latitude 11o degree north and longitude 0.61 E in